The Wire 1x08 Reaction

I don't know if anyone else has suggested this, but I really hope you can get a US copy of the show somehow for the next seasons. Even with the syncing "fixes" posted on the first ep post I still have to pause and then unpause like a hundred times throughout the reaction as it gradually desyncs and it's such a pain. It's easy enough to find a torrent of the blu-ray of all five seasons, which should be the 24fps copy most of us are watching along with and will solve the desync issue.

Great episode and reaction!

Hey now.

The politicians are the real criminals.

"Civil forfeiture" is a weird legal concept. All the cops need is a reasonable suspicion that an object (a car, money, a suitcase etc.) was used in the commission of crime to take it. The charge is against the object, not the person. And if you're thinking this could be abused, you would be correct. The low threshold for evidence and large amounts of money involved is a breeding ground for corruption. The only reason that driver got the money back was because he was politically connected. Wallace and Dee are just tragic in this ep. They very much want out of the game, but there's no way for either of them

One thing to keep in mind is that Baltimore is a large city. Avon doesn't really have that much territory, certainly not the entire city. His territory is mostly the west side of Baltimore. You haven't really met any characters from other parts of Baltimore yet.

Drunk Bunk in a bunk bed.

Omar quickly climbing up the ladder! Has he reached "best boy" status yet?

The scene with the little girl explaining to Wallace that she's able to do the math when she's afraid of getting beaten is heartbreaking. Very few shows can make me as emotional as The Wire does without any music.

thanks for staying up so late to upload this, atleast maybe you got to see the nuggets game!